Rhetta Akamatsu is an author and online journalist who writes about music, books, movies, and more. She is the author of The Irish Slaves: Slavery, Indentured Servitude and Contract Labor Among Irish Immigrants, Haunted Marietta, T'ain't Nobody's Business If I Do: Blues Women Past and Present, and several other books, available at Amazon and other fine online and offline bookstores.
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The Secret Room is a marvelous modern fairy tale that will delight children and adults equally.
Impress your friends with 50 Top Movie and TV Classics in excellent arrangements for easy piano.
Love in Vain is a brilliant evocation of the dark, dangerous world of Robert Johnson and other early blues musicians.
Won't Back Down is a moving, inspiring film based on a true story about commitment and the value of education
Music From the Big House gives viewers a chance to glimpse life at Angola Prison while sharing a prison concert.
Combines history and steampunk fantasy to create an entertaining tale of the Wild West.
Signed and Sealed in Blood will delight any fan of Dropkick Murphys, with excellent songwriting and exhilarating music.
An epic fantasy that combines mythology and mystery to create an exciting, engrossing adventure.
Glad Rag Doll is the companion book for Diana Krall's latest album with fun arrangements of jazz, blues, and Americana.